Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 3, 2013
Submitted
October 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
802
Aircraft time
20,865 hours, 11,568 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520191
Part serial
AB2542
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT, RECEIVED AN ECAM "HYD BLUE LO QTY" WARNING. BOTH OVERHEAD BLUE SYS QUANTITY AND ON ECAM WAS AT REDLINE. WARNING CAME AND WENT NUMEROUS TIMES. TURNED OFF BLUE SYS PUMP AND DIVERTED TO LAX. AFTER PUMP TURNED OFF, BLUE SYS QTY WENT UP TO LINE BETWEEN AMBER AND GREEN. INSPECTED LOWER FUSELAGE AND GEAR WELLS, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. FOUND INDICATOR OF HYD RESERVOIR (BLUE) SHOWING 1.75 GALLONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLU HYD SYSTEM TRANSMITTER IAW MM 29-31-11-04, DRAINED BLUE SYSTEM RESEVOIR AND MEASURED AT 3 GALLONS, FILLED BLUE SYSTEM RESERVOIR WITH MEASURED THREE GALLONS FLUID ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS SHOWED MIDDLE OF TOP HAT PERFORMED HYD FLUID LEVEL INDICATION TEST REF M.M. 29-31-00-05.

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